
John Denham
@JYDenham
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Professor, Labour MP ('92-'15) and minister, Centre for English Identity and Politics, and Southern Policy Centre. Blog at https://t.co/6pZMLknIEl
Winchester
Joined February 2009
Website of the Centre for English Identity and Politics has videos of seminars, speaker transcripts, blogs and more
southampton.ac.uk
Centre for English Identity and Politics. The centre promotes seminars, conferences and research, engaging with politicians, parliaments, think tanks, commentators, universities and cultural instit...
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On 🏴 🇬🇧: “Whatever the intentions of the people who started this, it’s not a campaign that should worry anybody else,” said former Labour Minister @JYDenham. "If you fly a 🏴 or 🇬🇧, for someone like me, that's my flag and I'll interpret it how I want." https://t.co/aJZbpJegJu
politico.eu
National flags are appearing on flyovers and lampposts across the country amid a wave of anti-migrant protests. Should mainstream politicians embrace the symbols?
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What's going on with all the England flags going up across the country? @NewsAnnabelle of @politico talks to our @sundersays, @JYDenham and others to find out https://t.co/wmCM8NnKnp
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🎉🎀🍼 PERSONAL NEWS 👩🍼🩷🙌🏾 This week my husband and I became very proud parents for the first time and are over-joyed to welcome our beautiful new daughter into the world. 👉🏾 Please read my statement: https://t.co/xy1GTP3QaJ
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Is England flag flying campaign patriotism or provocation? – Channel 4 Newsb
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We’re joined by Professor John Denham, a former Labour minister who is now Director of the Centre for English Identity and Politics at the University of Southampton, and Kehinde Andrews, a Professor...
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Born in Turkey, raised in Palestine, a “foreigner” who never visited our shores and who died for his belief in the one God- a basic tenant of Islam and a fundamental belief of all the Abrahamic faiths. St George was canonised by a Catholic born in Tunisia and is the patron saint
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Compass launch new report on what’s missing from the English Devolution Bill Compass, the centre-left pressure group, is today publishing a new report on the Labour Government’s English Devolution Bill. @CompassOffice @JYDenham
https://t.co/CIg4EFVIL1
labourhub.org.uk
Compass, the centre-left pressure group, is today publishing a new report on the Labour Government’s English Devolution Bill. From Whitehall to Townhall: What the English Devolution Bill Needs is w…
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If you complain on X an equally useless robot gets in touch. Second opinion?
Thanks to @virginmedia use of AI the like for like contract I agreed turned out to be anything but. So far wasted 1.5 hrs on phone without the problem being resolved. But don’t worry, AI is totally ready to replace GPs
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Thanks to @virginmedia use of AI the like for like contract I agreed turned out to be anything but. So far wasted 1.5 hrs on phone without the problem being resolved. But don’t worry, AI is totally ready to replace GPs
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Beyond Division: ‘Multicultural Nationalism’ and the White Working-Class – Byline Times https://t.co/S0ZbmZEkdf Blog based on article with Sam Hill and @JYDenham which I believe may be the first to think about the white working class within a multiculturalist framework
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Labour must find a solution to the divisions being exploited by Reform UK and the Conservatives – a broader cohesive idea of our nation needs to be consciously created
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Entirely agree. Refusal to introduce ID cards baffling. Britain in a deep sense is ungoverned.
The weird shadow of the mid-2000s debate on ID cards never ceases to amaze. With the need for reliable digital identification and the need to clamp down on the informal labour market, the case has never been stronger.
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.@jesstud and @JYDenham share a statement on the Deputy Prime Minister’s speech at the Local Government Conference 2025 👉 https://t.co/tkhWq9NjYI
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Not saying ‘island of strangers’ is a start. But if Blue Labour was wrong, how should Labour and others engage with white working class voters? with @TariqModood Sam Hill 🧵 https://t.co/9ce5mZ2ZlW
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This article explores Labour's electoral response to the rise of Reform UK, whose recent local election gains and strong polling suggest significant appeal among white working class voters. Labour's...
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Hoping will interest @DavidLammy @patmcfaddenmp @thefabians @thom_brooks @yahyabirt @RunnymedeTrust @britishfuture @Moreincommon_ @CitizensUK
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7/ If you found this interesting, please read the whole (and more nuanced) article!
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6/And a multicultural nationalism can create a coherent and cohesive nation, accommodating the interests and rights of different groups, including the white working class.
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5/ Multiculturalism has used acknowledgement, recognition and symbolic inclusion to bring ethnic and faith minorities into a shared public sphere: and white working class voters should be afforded the same respect
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4/ While not homogenous, a recognisable and predominantly white fraction of society characterised by education, employment, geography, values, ideas of nationhood and (relative lack of) racialised experience clearly exists and can be politically mobilised
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3/ The idea of a hegemonic white majority no longer reflects a more complex reality; it does not help when some argue the white working class does not exist or should not be acknowledged
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2/ The liberal left often underestimates the importance of class when promoting diversity and minority interests, leaving white working class voters feeling excluded from the national project
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